Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1887-01-06

seat in Congress, believing he could serve
his country better in the field than IN the
legislative halls He organized the 3lst
Illinois Infantry, and was appointed Col
onel September 10. His first encounter
with the foe was at Belmont, in Noyem-
Der, when he led a successful bay
onet-charge, and had horse shot
under him. He led his
regiment in the attack on Fort Henry,
and at Fort Donelson. While gallantly
leading the assault, he was dangerously
wounded, which incapacitated him for
active service for some time. reporting
again for duty to Gen. Grant at Pitts
burg Landing, he was, March o, 1862,
made brigadier general of volunteers.
He took an important part in the move
ment against Corinth, and subsequently
was given the command at Jackson,
Tenn, with instructions to guard the
railroad communications. In the sum
mer of 1862 his constituents urged him TO
become a candidate for reelection to
congress. In letter declining he said:
II have entered the field TO die, if need
be, for this government, and never ex-
pect to return to peaceful pursuits until
the end OF this war of preservation has
become a fact established" During Gen.
Grants Northern Mississippi campaign
Gen. Logon commanded the Third Divi-
sion of the Seventeenth Army Corps, I'M
der Gen. Mcpherson, exhibiting a skill
and bravery which led to his prom otion
as major-general of volunteers, dating
from Nov. 26, 1862. He participated in
the battle of Fort Gibson, Raymond,
Jackson, and Champion Hill. In the
siege of Vicksburg he commanded Nc
Pherson's center, and on June % made
the assault after the explosion of
the mine. His column was the
first to cutter the captured city,
and he was made its military
Governor. he succeeded General Sher
man in the command of the Fifteenth
Army Corps in November, 1868. In May
1864, he Joined General Sherman's army
which was preparing for its march into
Georgia, led the advance of the Army of
the Tennessee in the fight at Resaca, re-
pulsed Hardee's veterans at Dallas, and
the enemy from his line of works at
kenesaw Mountain. At Atlanta, July %
where General Mcpherson fell in the
hottest of the fight, General Sherman
says, in his report of that battle; Gen
eral Logan succeeded him, and COM
manded the Army of the Tennessee
through this desperate battle with the
same success and ability that had char
acterized him in the command of a corps
or division. After the fall of Atlanta,
Sept. 1, 1864, he went home and took a
prominent part in the Presidential cam
paign of that year. He rejoined his
troops. who had accompanied General
Sherman in his famous march to the
sea- Soon after the grand review in
Washington, at which Logan again com
manded the Army of the Tennessee he
resigned his commission, saying that as
the war was over his duties were ended.
He came back to Illinois, was elected to
the Fortieth Congress a. n member at
large, and then began a political career
which stamped him as one of the leading
men of the times. He at once took front
rank as a debater, and was at the very
lead in the discussion of all the great
measures for the reconstruction of the
Union.
Logan was elected to the Senate from
Illinois in 1871, Succeeding Dick Yates
He served one term, but was defeated for
reelection by means of a combination,
which resulted in the election of David
Davis